Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 116-123, April 2009

The Role of the Anesthesiologist in Management of Obstetric Hemorrhage

  • George Gallos, MD
    • ,
  • Imre Redai, MD, FRCA
    • ,
  • Richard M. Smiley, MD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Richard M. Smiley, MD, PhD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Anesthesiology, 630 West 168th Street PH-5, New York, NY

Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

Hemorrhage after childbirth, whether the delivery is vaginal or operative, is a clinical situation where knowledge, communication, and the availability and utilization of resources all play prominent roles. In this article we describe the thought processes and decisions that should occur, and the actions that should be taken by the anesthesiologist in the face of suspected, expected, or unexpected hemorrhage in the labor and delivery suite.

Keywords: hemorrhage, accreta, percreta, anesthesiologist, obstetric, transfusion

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PII: S0146-0005(08)00149-3

doi:10.1053/j.semperi.2008.12.005

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 116-123, April 2009

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